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matters may develop in China, and it would be foolish
to assume that the risk of an attack on Hong Kong
is likely to disappear within any given period.
It may cease to exist in 2 or 3 years.
It may
continue for 10. QZÁRTIR Ceda We remain of the
opinion that no useful purpose would be served by
discussing with the War Office the arrangements for
establishing a gendarmerie, and nothing would be
gained at the present time by forming a nucleus
gendarmerie.
(4) In the revised draft at No. 74, however, the if is
Paper on Hong Kong auggested that it might be
necessary owing to the acute shortage of manpower in
the Army, to withdraw even the small British garrison
which it was proposed to leave in Hong Kong, in order
to meet an emergency elsewhere. If indeed military
reserves were so short that it might be necessary to
withdraw garrisons from their stations abroad to
deal with any new situations which could reasonably
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be expected in the visible future, then it seemed to
Le that the 3ervice Authorities should undertake a
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survey of the sources from which such garrisons could
be provided and of the order of priority in which
they should be withdrawn. The question of taking
precautionary measures to provide against sh with-
drawal could then be considered in its proper
perspective for each Colonial territory involved.
did not seem to me justifiable arbitrarily to pick
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on Hong Kong as the source from which British troope Shane's doeld be withdrawn to meet. emergencies elsewhere
without first surveying the whole field.
(5) In any case the formation of a gendarmerie
with a high proportion of British personnel at the
present time would be a matter of very great
/difficulty.
China, and it would be foolish
of an attack on Hong Kong
within any given period.
n 2 or 3 years. It may
Maceda We remain of the
purpose would be served by
office the arrangements for
rie, and nothing would be
ime by forming a nucleus
aft at No. 74, however, tire of is
eated that it might be
acute shortage of manpower in
ven the small British garrison
o leave in Hong Kong, in order
sewhere. If indeed military
that it might be necessary to
their statione abroad to
tions which could reasonably
ble future, then it seemed to
horities should undertake a
rom which such garrisons could
order of priority in which
n. The question of taking
to provide against wh with-
nsidered in its proper
lonial territory involved.
It
ifiable arbitrarily to pick
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eet emergencies elsewhere
the whole field.
formation of a gendarmerie
of British personnel at the
matter of very great
/difficulty.
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